Barter
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In trade, barter is a system of exchange in which participants in a transaction directly exchange goods or services for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money. Barte
1874 newspaper illustration from Harper's Weekly showing a man engaging in barter by offering various farm produce in exchange for his yearly newspaper subscription
Scandinavian and Russian traders bartering their wares. Olaus Magnus, 1555
'White traders bartering with the Indians' c. 1820
A 19th-century example of barter: A sample labour for labour note for the Cincinnati Time Store. Scanned from Equitable Commerce by Josiah Warren (1846)
Community Exchange System
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The Community Exchange System is an internet-based global trading network which allows participants to buy and sell goods and services without using a national currency. It may be described as a type
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